Utah high school football
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PLAYER DESTINATIONS

Oral commitments made by Utah prep players, or players headed to Utah colleges, for the 2008 season:

-Lists and comments compiled by Jay Drew

OUT OF STATE

Name Next School High School/Juco Pos. Comment

Lynn Katoa Colorado Cottonwood H.S. LB Top MLB had nearly 100 offers

Colt Nichter Vanderbilt Park City H.S. OL/DL Spurned Pac-10 for SEC's Vandy

Lewis Walker Hawaii Judge Memorial H.S. RB/DB Landed on his feet after Utah fiasco

Kevin Whimpey Idaho State Lone Peak H.S. OL/DL Also recruited by New Mexico State

Kyle Whimpey Idaho State Lone Peak H.S. OL/DL Will join his twin brother in Pocatello

Andrew Mitchell Okla. State Snow College OL Perhaps Snow's most-recruited player

Stephen Paea Oregon State Snow College DL Tonga native has unlimited potential

Adam Frandsen Chadron State Snow College WR Turned down D-I offers to go to D-II school

Shane Hunter Boise State Snow College LB Idaho native will walk on at Boise State

Chris Romero New Mexico St. Snow College DL Sophomore from Vegas already in Las Cruces

Joseph Sawyer NW Oklahoma Snow College TE Headed to a D-II program in Alva, Okla.

UTAH

Name High school/Juco Pos. Comment

Sam Brenner Oceanside H.S. (Calif.) OL SDSU also wanted SoCal strongman

Lamar Chapman El Camino College (Calif.) DB Juco star signed in December

Devonte Christopher Canyon Springs H.S. (Nev.) QB Heir apparent when Brian Johnson graduates

Siaki Cravens Temecula H.S. (Calif.) TE Utes looking to use more tight ends?

Zach Davila Cienega H.S. (Ariz.) OL Arizona, Colorado were interested in massive tackle

Aiona Key Mt. San Antonio College WR Signed with Boise State out of high school

David Kruger Timpanogos H.S. DL Utah County has been good to Utes

Ryan Lacy Oakmont H.S. (Calif.) WR Versatile athlete could play several positions

Luke Matthews Desert Vista H.S. (Ariz.) RB Utes beat Stanford for dual threat from desert

Kendrick Moeai Copper Hills H.S. WR Talented product of a weak prep program

David Reed Pasadena City College WR Put up huge numbers at the juco level

Sausan Shakerin Alta H.S. RB Four-star recruit was Tribune 5A MVP in 2007

Sealver Siliga Copper Hills H.S. DL Originally committed to BYU, changed mind

Derek Tuimauga Bingham H.S. OL All his talented teammates headed to BYU

BYU

Michael Alisa Timpview H.S. LB All-stater follows T-bird pipeline to BYU

Kevin Bills Timpview H.S. DE Gave Cougs his word in June

Atem Bol Bell H.S. (Texas) WR Native of Sudan is 6-2, speedy

Jerry Bruner Evergreen H.S. (Wash.) RB Compared to former Cougar Luke Staley

O'Neill Chambers Harmony H.S. (Fla.) WR Lured away from Maryland, Purdue

Coleby Clawson Snow College DE Prepped at nearby North Sanpete H.S.

Cameron Comer Springville H.S. DB Committed to Cougs almost a year ago

Spencer Hadley Connell H.S. (Wash.) LB Athlete could end up at safety

Tevita Hola Snow College DT Ex-Granger star a four-star juco transfer

Austin Holt Bingham H.S. TE Plum of this year's recruiting class

Solomone Kafu Rio Linda H.S. (Calif.) DT Injury curtailed his junior season

Uona Kaveinga Leuzinger H.S. (Calif.) LB USC still recruiting this four-star LB

Tolu Moala El Camino College LB Returned missionary discovered by Jaime Hill

Jake Murphy American Fork H.S. WR Son of baseball great Dale Murphy

Garrett Nicholson West H.S. DB Father is former teammate of Bronco Mendenhall

Seta Pohahau Aragon H.S. (Calif.) RB Only 5-foot-11, but tough to tackle

Iona Pritchard Bingham H.S. LB One of Bingham's four D-I recruits

Andrew Rich Snow College DB Agreed to walk on, could get scholarship

Daniel Sorensen Colton H.S. (Calif.) DB Will join his cousin, a kicker, at BYU

Justin Sorensen Bingham H.S. K Turned heads with record-setting prep career

Brock Stringham Mtn. Vista H.S. (Colo.) OL At 6-5, fits BYU mold of massive OL

Jessie Taufi Long Beach College OL Return missionary dominated juco ranks

Shiloah Te'o Kahuku H.S. (Hawaii) DB From same high school as Aaron Francisco

Michael Yeck Keller H.S. (Texas) OL At 6-7, could be tallest player on team

UTAH STATE

Casey Davis Snow J.C. DT Ex-Riverton High star has huge upside

Sevaro Johnson Laney C.C. DE One-time TE had an interception in Juco ball

Jeremy Mitchell Laney C.C. TE 10 catches for 100 yards at college near Oakland

Chris Williams El Camino J.C. DB Helped El Camino go 8-2 last fall

Magnum Mauga Grossmont J.C. DL Originally committed to BYU, had qualifying issues

Emmanuel Ojeriakhi Bakersfield H.S. (Calif.) WR May play defensive back for Ags

Greg Grimes Inderkum H.S. (Calif.) DL Sacramento lineman one of best in NoCal

WEBER STATE

Jamie Rigby Bountiful H.S. RB/DB One of state's top all-around athletes

Ryan Eastman St. Louis H.S. (Hawaii) DL McBride tapped into his Island connections

Brett Jividen Sahuaro H.S. (Ariz.) OL Chose Wildcats over Northern Arizona

Justin Turner Layton H.S. OL Helped Lancers get to 5A title game

Demetri Enesi Westview H.S. (Portland) DE All-area performer is sack specialist

Keno Meadows Del City H.S. (Okla.) RB Cats made inroads into Oklahoma this year

Pierre Alexander Carl Albert H.S. (Okla.) DT Another Okie the Cats are high on

Joe Collins Monterey Peninsula J.C. WR Nice combo of size and speed

Joe Larsen Butte (Calif.) C.C. DL Should provide instant help on D-line

Nestor Cruz Reedley (Calif.) J.C. DL Mammoth tackle a run-stopper

Antoine Stutson Montclair H.S. CB Sat out a year to get grades up

Caldwell Taylor Bear River H.S. DL Returned missionary is 6-4, 220

Nick Webb East H.S. DB Returned missionary signed in 2006

Joel Hancock Fremont H.S. QB Put up big numbers in H.S. before mission

Blake Sims Clearfield H.S. DB RM should give Cats depth in secondary

SOUTHERN UTAH

Zach Brackus Murray H.S. OL/DL USU wanted him to walk on

Derek Keller Alta H.S. DE Had five sacks in one game for Hawks

Paul Fuaalii Cottonwood H.S. LB Colts were full of talented linebackers

James Nielson Cyprus H.S. OL Nicknamed "Big Country" by his teammates

Ricky Clark Tennyson H.S. (Calif.) DB At 6-2, 200, he was a load at running back, too

Myles Crawford-Harris Oakland Tech (Calif.) DB Also a fine receiver in high school

Deon Turner Oakland Tech (Calif.) DB T-birds like NoCal talent

Michael Hoke Kamehameha (Hawaii) QB Athletic leader is a runner and a thrower

DIXIE STATE

Lee Millard Snow College DL Had fine prep career at Woods Cross High

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